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It is a rare that I don't remember exactly where I was when I see a photo that I have taken but I don't remember the details for this shot. I guess I was totally blown away by the stunning scenery.
We must have been on the highway heading south from Canmore, near Banff, Alberta to Waterton, Alberta. The Rocky Mountains to the west and rich agricultural land in the foreground.
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is a natural park in Canada straddling the Alberta / Saskatchewan boundary and jointly administered by the two provinces. Located south-east of Medicine Hat, it became Canada's first interprovincial park in 1989.
The park protects the majority of the Cypress Hills landscape, which consists of three separate elevated blocks of lush forest and fescue grassland surrounded by dry mixed-grass prairie. The "west block" and "centre block" are protected as provincial parks, and are managed by Alberta Parks and Protected Areas and Saskatchewan Parks, respectively.
The Cypress Hills plateau rises up to 200 metres above the surrounding prairie, to a maximum elevation of 1,468 metres at "Head of the Mountain" at the west end in Alberta, making it Canada's highest point between the Canadian Rockies and the Labrador Peninsula. The "West Block" of the Cypress Hills spans the provincial boundary. Battle Creek runs through the central part of the park.
Approximately 700 species of plants and animals thrive in the park, including 14 species of orchids; four species of large hoofed mammals (Wapiti, Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer, and Pronghorn); 45 other species of mammal; and many birds species. .(wikipedia)
Cypress Hills Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada. August 2008.
Frosty lashes. The latest winter fashion.
Have a great day everyone! Can't believe it is March already.
The stunning Canadian Rocky Mountains immediately give way to farming and ranching in south western Alberta. This photo reminds me of the emblem of Alberta which depicts a blue sky, snow capped mountains and a wheat field. This photo is taken just north of Waterton Lakes National Park.
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Always a wonderful attraction to visit but the falls are not as large as they were several years ago before the adverse weather conditions and landslides.
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A Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) protects its nest and egg during the early stages of nesting on an urban pond in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
4 June, 2018.
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The Mistaya River is a short river in western Alberta, Canada. It flows through the Canadian Rockies, and a section of the Icefield Parkway was built along its course.
Mistaya River originates in Peyto Lake, a glacial lake of typical blue colour (due to rock flour).
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It was a very special sunrise at Wedge Pond in Kananaskis Country. The clouds were thick and the colors amazing.
Spray Valley Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada
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I tried a little panorama editing in Lightroom.
Also known as Wainwright bridge. Beautiful quiet area in smokey Alberta.
There are 4 ice explorer tour buses and lots of people to give you an idea of how big this glacier is, even though Athabasca Glacier (in the Columbia Ice Fields, Alberta) has been receding for the last 125 years. It has lost half its volume and shrank back more than 1.5 kms. because of global warming.
People have died falling into deep hidden crevasses in the glacier.
This little indigenous boy was watching his dad dance and learning to dance just like him.
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~Benjamin Franklin
"Sometimes adults think they know more than the children. But the children are closer to the truth. Have you ever noticed how quickly they can let go of resentments? Have you ever noticed how free they are of prejudice? Have you ever noticed how well the children listen to their bodies? Maybe adults need to be more like children." ~Black Elk